Sometimes when I don’t feel like taking the time to mill flaxseed or pre-soak my steel-cut oats, I think to myself, “Look at all the people who do perfectly fine on conventional diets–does this granola stuff really matter?” But then last night I was at Walgreens and saw the long line of people waiting at [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Flax or Pharma
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged diet, flaxseed, health, pharmaceuticals, prescription drugs, steel-cut oats on January 5, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Fun with Receipts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged budget, receipts, shopping, thrift stores on January 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yes, the kind they give you at the checkout that you crumple into your purse and forget about until you have your semi-annual purse-cleaning and find that chapstick you thought was lost forever. This year we are getting back to more intentional personal financial planning. Nothing fancy–just tracking our income and outgo more closely. We’re [...]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I usually don’t take a lot of time for reflection at the end of one year and the beginning of the next, but this time my memory is begging for a brain dump. I don’t think it’s because of the fabled mommy-brain forgetfulness, but because as a new mother, I have so many things to [...]